The Dutch House
E786547
The Dutch House is a bestselling contemporary novel by Ann Patchett that explores themes of family, memory, and inheritance through the story of two siblings bound to a grand suburban Philadelphia mansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dutch House canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ann Patchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | New York Times bestseller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralObject | a grand mansion called the Dutch House ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class and wealth
ⓘ
family ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ inheritance ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDepicts | a young girl in front of a house ⓘ |
| format |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
ⓘ
domestic fiction ⓘ family saga ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
exile from home
ⓘ
returning to the past ⓘ sibling loyalty ⓘ stepfamily tensions ⓘ |
| hasSiblingRelationship | Danny and Maeve Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseFunctionInStory |
source of conflict over inheritance
ⓘ
symbol of family legacy ⓘ |
| houseName | The Dutch House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Danny Conroy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maeve Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | bestselling novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Danny Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | audiobook narrated by Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
impact of losing the family home
ⓘ
relationship between two siblings ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | suburban Philadelphia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II to late 20th century ⓘ |
| timeStructure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.